 Yet simple Nature to his hope has given, Behind the cloud-topt hill, an humbler heaven; Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians...  Der Mensch, ein philosophisches Gedicht - Page 6by Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 72 pages
...heav'n : Some safer world, in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be, content's his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 807 pages
...humbler Heaven ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 243 pages
...humbler heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the watry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold , No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, Ile asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's... | |
 | English literature - 1821
...humbler Heaven — Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content 'a his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1821
...humbler Heaven — Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - Great Lakes - 1821 - 419 pages
...Twickenham. 233 " Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, <l Some happier island in the watery waste, " Where slaves once more their native land behold, " No fiends torment, — no Christians thirst for gold. " To be, — contents his natural desire, " He asks no angel's wing, no... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822
...heav'n ; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, 105 Some happier island in the wat'ry waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's... | |
 | 1822
...humbler HeavenSome safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content "s his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | British poets - 1822
...humbler heaven; Some safer world in depth of woods embraced, Some happier island in the watery waste, Where slaves once more their native land behold No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be content's his natural desire ; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Literature - 1822 - 304 pages
...humbler heav'n; Some safer world in depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier island in the wat'ry waste; Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. I To be, contents his natural desire; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's... | |
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